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WHITY FIREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEM]3ER 20,1991, PAGE 23 I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~. N.....k......... sas ogtersnc cidh~4~. By Marlo Boucher Whitby natives Joe Nieuwen- dyk and Gary Roberts help each other on and off the ice. The Calgary Flames' players often rely on each other when one gets injured as was the case on Nov. 9in Toronto. Roberts was taken off the ice on a sàtretcher as a precautionary measure against mAjor *ryto the neck or spfinal cord. IUr a series of x-rays showed nothing wrong, he returned to play a few dayslater. I remember when I was hurt in, the Canada Cup in training camp and Gary was right there helping me, and I was talking to hum tonight (Nov. 9),» he says. "Wegot.a really good friend- ship and it's been that way for a Iong time," says Nieuwendyk. Trhe'two Fames' stars played together as minor hockey players in Whitby. Nieuwendyk says they bang out together a lot in Calgary and on the road with the teain. «We give the guys here a hard turne because we both grew up together i the sane old town and they're sick of hearing about Newnyk says th eir friend- ship dates backt their chibd- hood days i Whitby. The Flames' captain and Roberts- attended Henry Street Hi h School i Wbitby. "We' were abways competitive when we were younger,'» he says. «For years,.we pbayed n the saine teamis since we were little guys," says the NHL's 1988 rookie of the year. Nieuwendyk laughs about Roberts' scoring advantage on hum so far this year. «He's enjoying his earby bead on me this season,» he says. , He also refers back to the ties we were Zounger and hie used te beat me, says Nieuwen- dyk- WTTYs Joe Nieuwendyk is back in action with the' Calgary Flames after missing the first il games this. season due to a knee iujury. Even if every hockey card has Oshawa as bis birthpbace, Nieuwendyk, a scoring star in U.S. college hockey, says "I was born in Oshawa onby because there wasn't a hospital in Whitby at the turne.» He says his parents. and Roberts' parents are good friands and watch some of .the Flames' gaines tegether. r ssure on younglpbayere froin ir aet.Hckey should be fun he says. <'t'at was the biggest thing about growing up with us, we had funi,» be saàys. Nieuwendyk may now have a different attitude toward sum- mer hockey because of the knee injury he suffered a year ago and a tomn cartilage tis past sum- mer, he says. «Look at what's happened to, me the last two summers I've played,» he lauphs. Nieuwendyk says bis knee «fespretty good now. 1 «1'm pleaseci wfth. it and I think I just need to, build the strength upand then the rest wibb be fine,' he says. The two childhood fMends got separated when Roberts left at age 16 te, play in the juniors with the Ottawa 67s, he says. They were reunited in 1985 when the Flames chose Nieuwen- dykin the second round of the NL draft. Roberts had been chosen by Calgar a year earbier. 'The daylI got drafted, he cabbed me right away,» bhe says.- "Ites one thing te, be drafted butto beplaying and being on the saine ine3a few years bater» was a pleasant surprise, he says. Durxng their minor bague e are, Nieuwendyka says Athey oth played at centre so we were alwaLys on different limes.» ,"Gar and I -are a classic case ofone go y making it in the Ontario Hockey Lau route and one guy inaki ng it at the college route," he says. Nieuwendyk says he made bis decision to go to Cornebi University for two reasons.,, He says hebelieves education is important and "gives me some- thiîng te faîl back on.» He says healaso didn,t think ha could sucoeed. as well In junior hockey. «I wasn'trealy that big when 1 was in juniordrf year,» says Nieuwendykt. With at beast 45 goals in each of his first four seasons, Nieuwendyk hopes not onby to catch up on Roberts in scoring but help the.Flaines te perforin better in the playoffs. «I think our teain is in really good shape right now,'» he says. "Weve been realby successful on the road lately and we have a, lot of home gaines to book for- ward to,» he says. Despite some* contract pro- bleins with some of the players on the teain, Nieuwendýk say «the guys are realby pulln or each other.» «We're sticking together I think botter than we ever have i a long time,» he says. «We keep in contact aIl the turne with people back there,» says Nieuwendyk. «W're big fans of Whitby and we keep coming back every suin- mer," he says. Nieuwendyk, who was also a superb lacrosse player in Whitby, says he enjoyed bis minor career in Whitby. He says there is too much I Atoms defeat Pickering, AjaxI Whitby M&M Meats major aom A teain won two league gaines and an exhibition gaine in hockey action during the past week. Whitby s.potted Pickering a 1-0 lead and then scored four straxght for a 4-1 win. Phillip - reenen was solid in goal- for Whi tby avenged an earlier boss to Markham with an 8-1win in iocn. major novice AAA hockey Until the win by- Whitby, ~j Markham was unbeaten includ- Mga 9-2 decision over WLitby. Whitby, sponsored by Don Cherry's 4:!!pevine Restaurant, came out flying in the rematch and built a 3-0 lead in the first s perioda on goals by Jason Pey- man, Steven Farquharson and Blaine Down. Jef Frazer and Sean Walsh scored i the second period for Whitby, while Markham scored ita lone gai on a deflection to i~spoil Paul Valaitis' shutout bid. Bé> BieFarqu~harson Whitby, keeping his teain in the raine until the offence got rol- Whitby scored five straight te gain a bu ge advantag in a gaine against Ajax, but tSen had te bang on for a 6-4 win. In an exhibition gaine, again aganst Ajax, Whitby won 2-1. Meatthew Smith and Stacey Bremner each had two goals and two assists in the three gaines. Derek Ackford had a goal and three assists, Justin Ter a goal and two assists, Paul Heinrich three assists, Brant Fbaherty and Shane Neil two goals each, Josh Huether a goal and assist, Paul Chornobay two assista and Ryan McArtbur one assist. Mike Orviss, Sammie Schee- pers, Chornobay and McArthur were solid on defence, whibe Greenen and Chuck Coles were outstanding in net. Christmas gift for golfers Altbough the 1991 golf season my be over, the Lung Ascation bas plans te make 1992 and 1993 great years for. area golfers. 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